2013 Challenge Tour
| Duration | 31 January 2013 – 3 November 2013 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 25 |
| Most wins | Brooks Koepka (3) |
| Rankings | Andrea Pavan |
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The 2013 Challenge Tour was the 25th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb | Gujarat Kensville Challenge | India | 200,000 | Shiv Kapur (1) | 12 | PGTI | |
| 17 Feb | Barclays Kenya Open | Kenya | 195,000 | Jordi García Pinto (1) | 12 | ||
| 28 Apr | Challenge de Madrid | Spain | 160,000 | François Calmels (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 5 May | Montecchia Golf Open | Italy | 160,000 | Brooks Koepka (2) | 12 | ||
| 19 May | Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI | Portugal | 600,000 | Peter Uihlein (1) | 18 | EUR | |
| 26 May | Telenet Trophy | Belgium | 160,000 | Daniel Gaunt (2) | 12 | ||
| 2 Jun | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Spain | 160,000 | Brooks Koepka (3) | 12 | ||
| 9 Jun | D+D Real Czech Challenge Open | Czech Republic | 160,000 | François Calmels (3) | 12 | ||
| 16 Jun | Najeti Hotels et Golfs Open | France | 500,000 | Simon Thornton (1) | 18 | EUR | |
| 23 Jun | Scottish Hydro Challenge | Scotland | 220,000 | Brooks Koepka (4)[c] | 12 | ||
| 30 Jun | Kärnten Golf Open | Austria | 160,000 | Dylan Frittelli (1) | 12 | ||
| 7 Jul | Bad Griesbach Challenge Tour | Germany | 170,000 | Andrea Pavan (3) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 14 Jul | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 160,000 | Victor Riu (1) | 12 | ||
| 21 Jul | Mugello Tuscany Open | Italy | 160,000 | Marco Crespi (2) | 12 | ||
| 28 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 180,000 | Brinson Paolini (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 4 Aug | Finnish Challenge | Finland | 170,000 | Stuart Manley (1) | 12 | ||
| 11 Aug | Norwegian Challenge | Norway | 175,000 | Jens Fahrbring (1) | 12 | ||
| 25 Aug | Rolex Trophy | Switzerland | 230,000 | Jens Dantorp (1) | 12 | ||
| 1 Sep | Northern Ireland Open Challenge | Northern Ireland | 170,000 | Daan Huizing (1) | 12 | New to Challenge Tour | |
| 8 Sep | Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | France | 180,000 | Andrea Pavan (4) | 12 | ||
| 15 Sep | Kharkov Superior Cup | Ukraine | 200,000 | Daan Huizing (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 22 Sep | Kazakhstan Open | Kazakhstan | 400,000 | Johan Carlsson (1) | 12 | ||
| 20 Oct | Foshan Open | China | US$350,000 | Nacho Elvira (1) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 27 Oct | National Bank of Oman Golf Classic | Oman | US$300,000 | Roope Kakko (2) | 12 | New tournament | |
| 3 Nov | Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final | UAE | US$330,000 | Shiv Kapur (2) | 16 | Flagship event |
Rankings
The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.[3][4] The top 15 players on the rankings earned status to play on the 2014 European Tour.[5]
| Rank | Player | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Pavan | 147,811 |
| 2 | José-Filipe Lima | 123,697 |
| 3 | Brooks Koepka | 119,423 |
| 4 | Shiv Kapur | 118,323 |
| 5 | Johan Carlsson | 113,066 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
- ^ EUR − European Tour; PGTI − Professional Golf Tour of India.
- ^ Koepka earned immediate promotion to the European Tour, as this was his third win of the season.[2]
References
- ^ "2013 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Davies, Owen (25 June 2013). "Koepka earns promotion from the Challenge Tour thanks to hat trick of wins". golfshake.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "2013 Rankings". European Tour. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Kapur wins Challenge Tour Grand Final as Pavan Tops the rankings". UAE Golf Online. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Cooper, Matt (3 November 2013). "A Grand Finale". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
Challenge Tour Grand Final is not just about the winner: it's also about the other 14 men who leave the premises clutching (albeit metaphorically) European Tour cards and it is more or less guaranteed that one of them will earn it in gut-wrenching style.